Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-05

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er meeting at the rooms at 4:90 p. m. Aims
House at $50 p. m. and jail at p IN.
the ARREST OF BILLY WILLIAMS As
cted 10 Yesterdays GAZETTE, Billy Will
l,suls. who is under Indictment for the muir
de. Of Officer Arnold 10 this city last spring,
was arrested in Baltimore yesterday, and
was last night brought to this city. Viii
iiams was arrested by Policeman Pick at
1880 o'clock Friday morning iE the Pacific
Concert Hall, Z Isl Baltimore street. The
barkeeper at the Concert Hall entered his
bedroom, and before retiring lighted match
and looked under the bed. He saw man
upder the bed and lost no time in getting
from he room. The first person he met
%as Mr. Jeanette Buchol;Z. wife of the
Droprietor Of the pIsce. he told her that
there vas msn under his bed. She rush.
ed into her Kitchen which is on the same
ii or, and picked up Dig iron cake turner
She hurried b. OK to the bedroom and met
the intruder at the door, Without a word
she struck the man in the face, inflictiDg 3
deepgash CO. which the blood flowed freely.
The harkeeper had in tbs meanwhile found
Mr. Bnchotz and told him about the man
under the oad the proprietor met the Wis
;tor in the act of trying 10 get out OF the
door, and knock. him dowa with power
ful blow and drew pistol upon him, telling
him that if he moved hand or foot he would
kill him. The police were called in, ard
Williams was taken to the central STATEN in
patrol Wagon. To Lieutenant Busick he
gave the name Of Frank Clarke, hut the
lieutenant recognized him as WJieus The
pIisoner Their confessed that mis- name WAS
Williams When searched ~ calibre lead
ed revolver was found in his pocket, and
around his waist was a large bowie knife,
tightly strapped. He was taken hetoreJna
,ice Hobbs charged with feloniously enter
ing the house Of Bucholiz with intentto rob.
70 the SQUIRE Williams said: 81 amt got
nothing 10 say" He was committed for
curt By The advice of ate's Attorney
Kerr he wSs sent 10 Alexandria, as the
case here was the more serious Que. VII
liams said he would go without pu'iog tbs
officers 10 ;be trouble of obtaining papers
About six o'clock las; night Capt Webster
arrived, accom- panied by Officer Gradg, aaa
took charge OF Williams. Detective Reilly
came to his city with tho officers and prjs
oner Williams, when arrested, bnd hls
shos. bat aud coat ell
Williams experience has been waited
one He has been recognized as burglar
and q thief He was born in South Wash
iugton. and is thirty. one years OF age. He
is well known in Baltimore, and hss figured
conspicnously 10 the police annals. In 1871
he was taken from Washington and placed
in the House of Refuge. He was then
known as Charlie" Williams. After serv-
ing his time he ran between Washington
and Baltimore and was several times ar
rested On November &c, 1878. be was az
rested as 8 fugitive from justice. He was
known then as Billy Williams alias Charles
Johnson. He was sent to Washington and
sentenced to four years in the Albany peni-
Tertiary for burglary. Since then Williams
mas served term in the penitentia:y 10
Philadelphia. He ia ssid to have done
small Jobs in Philadelphia, Harrisburg,
Washington and Baltimore. He is man
about Ave feet five inches in height, weighs
lS5 pounds, has black hair and gray eyes.
He is bread across the nose between the
eyes. Since the murder OF officer Arnold he
is supposed 10 have Sscreted himself IN
Baltimore until he heard OF Curren's acquit-
tai He is said to have run saloon on
Chestnut street and also on Liberty street
years ago.
Marshal Frey stated last night that in
case Williams is net convicted in Aiexan-
dria, he will be taken back to Baltimore
to answer the charge of entering Buck hoi'zs
place There is belief in police circles
that parties knew of Williams whereabouts
and that Williams and friend INTENDED
robbng Buckholtzs place
A large crowd assembled OF the depot last
night to await the arrival of the 10:4O train
from Washington, on which it was expected
the officers and Williams would reach this
city, but when the train rolled in 1t was
soon discovered that they were not on bcard
go the crowd dispersed. When the mid:
night train reached here another crowd had
assembled at the depot, though rot &c large
as the first that hsd gathered there aud on
this came Capt. Webster snd officer Grady
ofthis city detective John Reilly, of Bali
more, and the prisoner, Billy Williams
Every one at the depot gathered around tbs
officers to catch glimpse OF Williams anc
there was considerable excitement for ie"
moments, but the officers soon started FOL
the station house with their prisoner whittier
they were followed by the crowd On th'
way down the street Williams was sp
preached from behind BY Robt, Arnold, {
son of the late officer Arnold, who stIuct
him on the head with brick. Great ex
element followed this attack but the officer:
protected Williams from further assault, art
Arnold was arrested and taken to the eta
ton house where he was locked up: N
further effort was made to modest William
and he was soon taken TO the station hous
and secured.
This morning Williams was seen in hi
cell at the station house where be presented
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